Town officials want public input on problems and solutions in the area of Gem Street and Cowette Street, Greenwood Avenue and Cleveland Street from North Avenue to Madison Avenue.
Doug Harlow
Doug Harlow is a veteran Morning Sentinel reporter now covering Skowhegan municipal government and police, court activity and general news from around Somerset County. In his spare time he raises chickens for eggs, cayenne peppers, fingerling potatoes, garlic and other organic vegetables with his wife, Mary Lou, who also maintains lovely flower gardens. Their little farm also produces maple syrup and heritage apples. Doug and Mary Lou moved to Maine in 1987 Doug, a Stone Soup Society poet and cab driver in Boston in the 1970s, was hired as a contracted correspondent for the Sentinel in January, 1988. His interests include baseball, especially the Boston Red Sox, and feeding the wild birds that visit them in the winter.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Man banned from driving for life after fatal Skowhegan crash can apply for license, judge rules
Superior Court Justice William Stokes ruled that state law does not prevent Bryan Carrier, 39, from reapplying for a license even after he was convicted of OUI in a triple fatal crash in 1997 and given a lifetime driving ban.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Staff cuts reduce proposed SAD 54 budget for coming year
A proposed $33,800,864 goes to district voters at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the high school gym.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Bicycle Coalition of Maine chooses Skowhegan to host this year’s BikeMaine ride
Organizers for the 355-mile ride in September, called “Pathway to the Peaks,” say the town is a perfect fit for the fifth annual event.
Posted inLocal & State, News
2 people had non-life threatening injuries following a head-on crash in Skowhegan
Thomas Bussiere, 22, of Skowhegan, driving a 50-year-old Ford pickup truck, collided with a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by Crystal Miner, 31 of Skowhegan, police said Friday.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Backyard Farms in Madison sponsors blood drive as American Red Cross of Maine continues bloodmobile campaign
Backyard Farms in Madison is sponsoring a blood drive on Saturday at Somerset Abbey and donating $500 in cash.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Traffic means profits along the annual Cornville 10-mile yard sale route this weekend
Event, now in its 34th year, includes streets in Skowhegan and side roads all the way from Route 150 in Athens to U.S. Route 2 on the Kennebec River.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Crash on Back Road in Skowhegan sends two to hospital
A LifeFlight helicopter was called to the hospital following what appears to have been a head-on collission on Back Road.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Madison school budget referendum passes Tuesday, 99 to 49
School Administrative District 59 voters approve $9.8 million budget
Posted inLocal & State, News
Somerset County budget easily passed by Budget Committee and county commissioners
The total budget of $12 million reflects an increase of 1.6 percent over this fiscal year, which expires June 30.